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Campus Report, Vol. 40, No. 4, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

The publication for faculty and staff of the University of Dayton. 90-second lectures; Christmas on Campus; redesigned Porches portal.

Voices Raised, Issue 38, University Of Dayton. Women's Center

Women’s Center Newsletter

Included in this issue: Consciousness Rising 2013; “low T”; The Experience of a Lifetime; WGS Program; Coaching by the Hoop, We Are in the Loop; What Does Venus Smell Like?; Short Story by Stacie Covington; We are all teachers and learners.

Campus Report, Vol. 40, No. 3, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

The publication for faculty and staff of the University of Dayton. Mirror of Hope; Common Academic Program; new financial aid model.

Campus Report, Vol. 40, No. 2, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

The publication for faculty and staff of the University of Dayton. Preventing sexual violence; opening multicultural doors; mission and identity planning.

Community Leader, Vol. 11, No. 01, University Of Dayton. Fitz Center For Leadership In Community

Newsletter: Community Leader

News and notes from the University of Dayton Fitz Center for Leadership in Community.

The Department Of Electrical And Computer Engineering Newsletter, University Of Dayton. Department Of Electrical And Computer Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering Newsletter

Fall 2012

News and notes for the University of Dayton Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Voices Raised, Issue 37, University Of Dayton. Women's Center

Women’s Center Newsletter

Included in this issue: Title IX: Liberty and Justice for All; Inspirational Idol Barbara Palmer; Magical Mentoring; Kickin’ it with Kristen Altenau; Give Me Your Hand; Vegetarian Society of Greater Dayton; Songs to Signs; Me, Homesick?; Political Prominence of Women; Dimensions of Wellness.

Eon, Vol. 01, No. 01, University Of Dayton. Electro-Optics And Photonics Program

Electro-Optics Newsletter

Fall 2012

News and notes from the University of Dayton Electro-Optics Graduate Program.

The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 59, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

University Of Dayton Magazine, Autumn 2012, University Of Dayton Magazine

University of Dayton Magazine

This issue includes a walk through time shows that the roots of our beautiful campus run deep. Also inside, read about the new University of Dayton China Institute, traditional artists, the Flyer ingenuity now roaming around Mars news from around campus, sporting news, and much more.

Ltc Newsletter, University Of Dayton. Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center

LTC Newsletter

Fall 2012

2012-13 Graduate Bulletin

Graduate Bulletins

After 2003 the University of Dayton Bulletin went exclusively online. This copy was downloaded from the University of Dayton's website.

2012-2013 Bulletin

Undergraduate Bulletins

After 2003 the University of Dayton Bulletin went exclusively online. This copy was downloaded from the University of Dayton's website.

Honorslink, Issue 2012.2, University Of Dayton. Honors Program

HonorsLINK Newsletter

News and notes from the University of Dayton Honors Program. This issue focuses on Marianist values and traditions with students and alumni.

Lalanne Handbook 2012, University Of Dayton

Lalanne Handbook

No abstract provided.

University Of Dayton Magazine, Summer 2012, University Of Dayton Magazine

University of Dayton Magazine

In this issue a curious case of forensics with professor Eric Benbow '94, the photographer Michael Gaffney '71 spends a year with Muhammad Ali, and alumni find that after falling apart their lives come together for the benefit of the whole community. Also included is news from around campus, sporting news, and much more.

Herbaceous 2012 (June 3), Amy L. Myers, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan

Data Files: Drew Woods Permanent Plots

Herbaceous vegetation data collected in 2012 at Drew Woods State Nature Preserve in Darke County, OH. Data key is provided in a supplemental file.

Community Leader, Vol. 10, No. 03, University Of Dayton. Fitz Center For Leadership In Community

Newsletter: Community Leader

News and notes from the University of Dayton Fitz Center for Leadership in Community.

Herbaceous 2012 (May 19), Amy L. Myers, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan

Data Files: Drew Woods Permanent Plots

Herbaceous vegetation data collected in 2012 at Drew Woods State Nature Preserve in Darke County, OH. Data key is provided in a supplemental file.

Herbaceous 2012 (May 5), Amy L. Myers, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan

Data Files: Drew Woods Permanent Plots

Herbaceous vegetation data collected in 2012 at Drew Woods State Nature Preserve in Darke County, OH. Data key is provided in a supplemental file.

Herbaceous 2012 (April 21), Amy L. Myers, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan

Data Files: Drew Woods Permanent Plots

Herbaceous vegetation data collected in 2012 at Drew Woods State Nature Preserve in Darke County, OH. Data key is provided in a supplemental file.

University Of Dayton Magazine, Spring 2012, University Of Dayton Magazine

University of Dayton Magazine

This issue includes stories about Brother Raymond L. Fitz, S.M., our global campus, and student Jeremy Vinluan who has been handwriting a letter a day for a year to learn what it means to be Marianist. Also included are stories about the School of Engineering 100 year anniversary, Erma Bombeck, a motion analysis lab to help improve baseball players, sporting news, news from around campus and much more.

Design, Prototyping And Evaluation Of An Elastically-Based Mechanical Starter For Automotive Engines

Stander Symposium Projects

This thesis presents the design and prototyping of a torsion spring-driven mechanical starter for potential use in vehicle engines. Torsion springs are considered for this application for three primary reasons. First, a charged spring can deliver the brief but powerful burst of energy required during starting. Second, once the starting energy is stored in a mechanical state, as in a spring, conversion losses are eliminated like those present with the traditional battery to electric motor to engine arrangement. Third, these springs can be inexpensively charged by a motor and battery significantly smaller than those currently in use, thereby reducing the …

Research Exercise: Teaching And Learning To Make A Difference

Stander Symposium Projects

The Building Communities through Social Justice Learning and Living Cohort (BCSJLLC) helps students understand the importance of social justice and its impact on communities while providing students with opportunities to grow as leaders. Its primary mission is literacy and many BSCJLLC members tutored students in the community. Members were trained by our community partner, Project READ, to tutor students in K-8 and young adults. Project READ then placed us at the Dayton Early College Academy (DECA). DECA is adjacent to the University of Dayton and is focused on preparing students for college. We tutored three students in the seventh and …

Social Justice And The Black - White Achievement Gap

Stander Symposium Projects

The black-white achievement gap has challenged educators in the United States over many decades. Not only are some students disenfranchised by an educational system designed for all citizens, but the racial divide presents an unrelenting social justice failure. Test score data from the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) has been recorded for students aged 9, 13, and 17 from the late 1970s forward. While results showed some narrowing of the gap in 2007 compared with prior years, the gap continues to persist. During Fall semester 2011, eleven Educational Leadership graduate students (in EDA556 Leadership in Diverse Communities) studied the …

The Effect Of Context Upon The Perception Of Egocentric Distance Using A Walkable Human Muller-Lyer Illusion

Stander Symposium Projects

The Muller-Lyer illusion is a well-known geometric illusion in which pairs of lines of the same length are perceived to be different because of forms (e.g. "finsÂ") at the ends of the lines. This influence of context upon the perception of line length is well-established for 2-D illusions but has also been demonstrated in larger-scale, three-dimensional spatial tasks (Wraga, Creem and Proffitt, 2000). Across three experiments, we utilized a large-scale, walkable variation of the Muller-Lyer illusion to examine the effect of context upon the perception of egocentric distances. Whereas the traditional Muller-Lyer illusion utilizes geometric forms at the end of …

Research Exercise: Helping Angels Find Their Wings

Stander Symposium Projects

The Building Communities through Social Justice Learning and Living Cohort (BCSJLLC) strives to help students understand the importance of social justice, community service, and civic engagement while providing students with opportunities to grow as leaders. The LLC's primary mission is literacy and all BSCJLLC members performed service learning in the community by tutoring. All members of BSCJLLC were trained by the LLC's community partner Project READ to tutor students in K-8 and young adults. Project READ then placed us in tutoring positions in local elementary schools like Holy Angels Grade School. Throughout our tutoring we developed great relationships with the …

Tapered Optical Fibers For Detection Of Volatile Organic Compounds

Stander Symposium Projects

Optical fibers have been used for detection of analytes in aqueous and vapor phases by assessing changing light transmission parameters resulting from biomolecular interactions occurring on fiber surfaces. The primary objective of this study is to refine the optical fiber design by tapering the fiber to modify the light path for enhanced detection of vapor phase analytes at very low concentrations, particularly volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The typical light path through a single mode fiber with cladding results in low loss of light from the fiber. Tapering the fiber removes the cladding, thins the diameter of the fiber core, and …

Research Exercise: Importance Of Filter Feeding Organisms For Water Quality

Stander Symposium Projects

The purpose of the experiment is to explore the natural importance of filter feeding organisms for water quality. This will be demonstrated with a filter feeding organism clearing a graphite suspension. Another point of discussion is that invading species, such as the nonnative Zebra mussels, can tip the environment dynamic out of balance if too much is strained. A balance of filter feeding is crucial for water quality.

Pcl Nanofibers Induce Lens Fiber Formation Of Mouse Lens Epithelial Cells

Stander Symposium Projects

Current cataractous lens replacement therapies require frequent medical checkups due to the potential formation of secondary cataracts as a result of the transdifferentiation of residual lens epithelial cells to mesenchymal myofibroblast cells (EMT). To prevent EMT, current treatments include laser therapy or the administration of anti-fibrotic drugs. Recently, Poly-epsilon-caprolactone (PCL) has become a popular material for tissue replacement therapy due to its relative durability compared to other biomaterials. For instance, the use of PCL as a nanofibrous scaffold offers a novel tool to model the complex architecture of different tissue types including skin, bone, cartilage, muscle, and brain cells. This …